Hay-stacker



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(No Model.) r I W. G. MoGOMAS.

HAY .STAGKER.

.No.. 296,032. Patented Apr. 1, 1884.

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NITED STATES PATENT twice.

HAY-STACKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 296,032, dated April1, 1854.

Application filed September 12,1883. (No model.)

rain, in the county of Belmont and State of Ohio, have invented certainnew and useful Improvementsin Hay-Stackers; and I do declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

My invention has relation to improvements in devices used in thestacking of hay and straw, commonly termed haystackers and it consistsin the construction, combination, and arrangement hereinafter describedand claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of my machine, looking thereatin about the line indicated by arrow in Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a plan view ofthe machine. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of same; and Figs. 4 and 5 aredetail views, illustrating the construction in the region of thestandardpivot, all of which will be described. l

The main frame of my machine is composed of the runners or skids A A,connected by end bars, A A the upright end frame, B, and theinclinedguides O. The runners are provided at their front endwithclevises a, to which a team may be attached to move the device fromplace to place. These clevises also serve to'receive the pegs with whichthe machine is staked to the ground when in operation.

The upright frame Bis composed of the posts B B, secured at their lowerends to the under frame, at the rear of and near the opposite sides ofsame, asshown, while their upper ends are brought close against theopposite sides of the head-block B and are connected by the bolt 1),which also serves as a means for the fastening thereto of the guides GG, which are inclined downward, and supcross-bar, A.

ported at their opposite ends on the front These guides are'separated,as

shown, providing a way for the standard hereinafter described.Throughthese guide-bars,

I form a series of pin-holes, c c, to permit the insertion of the ropeand pins 0, which support the standard in its upright position. I alsoform an opening to receive the pin 0, which supports the standard whenlowered, as will be described.

The Windlass D is journaled in the upright posts, and is provided withperipheral mortises to receive the levers D, by which it is revolved?The trunnion-bar E is journaled at its opposite ends in the posts B ofthe upright end frame, and extends between the same at a point aboutmidway the ends of said posts, as shown. i

The standard F is providednnear its lower end with a transverse mortiseor slot, f, out in its forward edge. The upper and lower walls, f y, ofthis mortise are rounded, as shown, to permitthe rocking of the standardlaterally. The smallest height of the mortise is about equal thetrunnion-bar, which is placed in the mortise, and the latter is ofslightly less depth than the thickness of the bar E, so that when thesaid bar is placed in the mortise its outer edge projects slightly out,to serve as a bearing for the clamping-plate f which is secured to thestandard above and below the mortise f by bolts f", and bears tightlyagainst the trunnion when the bolts are drawn up, and clamps thestandard and trunnion tightly together at any point to which I thestandard may be adjusted, as will be described. A plate, f, is securedin the base of the mortise f, and a clip, f, extends around the standardand has its opposite ends secured to the said plate. This prevents thetwisting of the standard when the latter is loosened from the trunnionin the manner described.- By the before-described means the standard issecured to its pivot, and it extends thence up through between theguide-bars C.

To the upper end of the standard I secure the bars F F, the formersecured near its rear end to the standard, and extending forward, whilethe latter is secured midway its ends to the standard, and extendslaterally, with its outer ends connected by bars F with theforward endof the bar F. The bar F is extended beyond the end of bar F so as toproject out from over the runner or base frame of the machine. This barF serves as a support for the rail F, on which the hay elevator andcarrier G is placed.

The hay elevator and carrier illustrated is one already patented to me.I do not regard the description of its construction and operationessential here, inasmuch as any other well-known carrier might besubstituted for it.

I secure the suitable catch devices on the track near its rear end, andthe carrier is connected to rope G, which extends along the front end ofrail over pulley G thence to pulley G, secured at the outer end of barF, and thence under pulley G*, secured to rail or skid A, where it issecured to a horse or other means employed for elevating the carrierdevices.

The load is discharged by means of a triprope attached to the fork andheld by the op erator, as will be understood.

In order to bringthe carrier back to its starting-point, it might besecured to one end of a rope, the opposite end of which would beextended over a guide-pulley at the rear end of the rail, and thenceover a pulley secured at one end of the bar F, and provided with aweight; or other means might be provided to secure its automaticretraction, or it might be drawn back by the operator.

The rope D has one end made fast to the windlass D, and its opposite endis carried up over pulley b, journaled in the head-block B,

turning of the Windlass will effect the raising and lowering of the saidstandard, as will be readily understood.

When the device is to be moved from place to place, the standard islowered to the position indicated in dotted lines, Fig. 1, resting onthe pin 0, and the bar F rests on front bar, A, and it is dragged to thepoint where it is desired to build the stack or rick. It is then stakedto the ground and the Windlass turned to elevate the standard,which isheld at proper point by pins 0.

If the machine be located on inclined ground, it may be adjusted back,as indicated in dotted lines, so the standard may be set in a truevertical position with reference to the length of the machine; and incase of its lateral inclination by reason of inequalities or slant ofthe ground, I loosen the bolts f", slip the standard to either side, asrequired,and tighten the bolts. This is clearly shown in Fig. 5. The endof bar f and rail will extend over the stack, while the rear end of therail will project over the load of hay, which can be readily transferredto the stack.

Guy-ropes H H are secured to the forward ends of the beams F F, and areadapted to extend laterally over the stack and brace and steady the"device in the operation of the same. Having thus described myinvention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a hay carrier, derrick, or stacker, a

pivoted standard provided on its upper end with a carrier-track and thenecessary ropes and pulleys, whereby the carrier is operated,substantially as and for the purposes specified.

2. In a hay-stacker, the combination, substantially as set forth, of thesupporting-- frame, a standard pivotally supported thereon, and acarrier-track formed on the upper or free end of the standard, togetherwith the necessary operating mechanism, substantially as described.

3. In a hay-stacker, the combination of the supporting-frame, a pivotedstandard, means whereby thisstandard may be secured at any suitableangle in vertical plane with its pivot, and the necessary operatingmechanism, substantially as set forth.

4. In a hay-stacker, the combination, with the supporting-frame, of thestandard pivoted thereto, means whereby this standard may be adjusted toany desired angle radial to its pivot and laterally thereto, and thenecessary operating mechanism, substantially as set forth.

5. In a hay-stacker, the combination, substantially as set forth, of thebase or supporting frame, the upright frame mounted at one end thereof,the inclined guides extended from the upright frame to the opposite endof the base-frame and separated, as described, the standard suitablypivoted and movable in a vertical plane between the inclined guides, therail secured on the upper end of the standard, and the necessaryoperating mechanism,

substantially as set forth.

6. In a hay-stacker, the combination of the supporting-frame, a verticalstandard, a pivot or trunnion bar j ournaled in the supportingframe, andmeans connecting the standard and trunnion-bar, whereby the standard maybe adjusted laterally, substantially as set forth.

7. In a hay-stacker, thecombination, with the necessary framing, of thestandard constructed with transverse mortise having its upper and lowerwalls rounded, as described, the trunnion-bar secured within thismortise and journaled in the framing, and the clamping-plate placed overthe mouth of the mortise and bearing against the trunnion -bar,substantially as set forth.

8. In a hay-stacker, the combination, with the supporting-frame, of thestandard mounted 10. A portable hay-stacker provided with thesupporting-frame, astandard, atrack supthe standard having a track.formed thereon ported on and extended in advance of the and adapted toreceive a hay elevating and standard, and the guy-ropes secured to and acarrying device, substantially as specified. extended laterally from theforward end of 15 1 5 11. In a hay-stacker, the combination, subthetrack, substantially as set forth.

stantially as herein before set forth, of the up- In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature in a right frame, the trunnion, the standard, thepresence of two witnesses.

clamping-plate, the plate f", and clip f all WILLIAM GLENN MGCMAS.

arranged and operating substantially as set Witnesses:

3 IO forth.

MARY W. MEAKER,

12. The combination, in a hay-stacker, of EMMA L. RICHARDS.

